Communities In Schools to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Ma

ADVISORY, Dec. 23, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:  Communities In Schools, a nationwide network of passionate professionals working in public schools to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.

In honor of the occasion, Dale Erquiaga, Chief Executive Officer, will ring the Opening Bell. 

Where: Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43 ^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET           

Communities In Schools Media Contact: Steve Majors (703) 835-2125 MajorsS@cisnet.org  

Nasdaq MarketSite: Emily Pan (646) 441-5120 emily.pan@nasdaq.com   

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Webcast: A live stream of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at:  https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx   

Photos:  To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://business.nasdaq.com/discover/market-bell-ceremonies and click on the market open of your choice.

About Communities In Schools Working directly in more than 2,300 schools in 25 states and the District of Columbia, Communities In Schools is the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization proven to keep students in school and on the path to graduation. For the 2014-2015 school year, Communities In Schools served 1.5 million students and successfully helped 99 percent of our case-managed students stay in school.

About Nasdaq Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,700 listed companies with a market value of $10.0 trillion and approximately 18,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com

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